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Bab al-Maqam ( ar, بَاب الْمَقَام, Bāb al-Maqām), meaning the ''Gate of Maqam'' is one of the Gates of Aleppo.
The 13th century structure was built by al-Aziz Muhammad on the road that connected the Maqamat with the 
Deviations in its design from the majority of medieval Syrian gates suggest that its function was ceremonial rather than military.
In ''Constructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo'' (1997), Yasser Tabbaa details some of these differences, noting that they reinforce the possibility that the gate had primarily a religious and political function, serving as homage to
Citadel
A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city", meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.
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Deviations in its design from the majority of medieval Syrian gates suggest that its function was ceremonial rather than military.
In ''Constructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo'' (1997), Yasser Tabbaa details some of these differences, noting that they reinforce the possibility that the gate had primarily a religious and political function, serving as homage to Abraham
Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the Covenant (biblical), special ...
and contrasting with the eastern shrines of Mashhad al-Dikka
Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province and has a po ...
and Mashhad al-Husayn
Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province and has a po ...
.Tabbaa, Yasser, 1997, ''Constructions of Power and Piety in Medieval Aleppo'', The Pennsylvania State University Press, pp. 21.
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Maqam
MAQAM is a US-based production company specializing in Arabic and Middle Eastern media. The company was established by a small group of Arabic music and culture lovers, later becoming a division of 3B Media Inc. "MAQAM" is an Arabic word meaning ...